------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48430 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Does a dedicated PC/music server sound better than a PC used for other duties? - Yes it does. - No it doesn't make any difference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
aubuti;308803 Wrote: > It's not that it's a sensitive issue. People have patiently explained to > you that it was most likely the bitrate limiting setting, but you no > longer have any way of confirming what the setting used to be when you > heard the difference. And I accepted that it could have been the bitrate limiting. aubuti;308803 Wrote: > People also suggested blind AB testing to rule out placebo effect, but > you don't appear to have done that. And I stated that the difference that I heard was large enough to rule out the placebo effect. It is not me not listening to what has been said but those of you who won't accept that I am reporting a fact, not an opinion. I live alone but am willing to hear of a practical way to do a double-blind audition using two PC's when somebody (else)has to switch between the two. aubuti;308803 Wrote: > So people are tired of wild speculation about other causes for your > perceived difference in sound quality (different PCs, undocumented > changes in the software), neither of which make any sense from a basic > engineering standpoint. Please give me an example of any "wild speculation" other than me asking quite legitimately if it could have been the hardware. I did question Ron F's comment: "A strong machine that never goes down, never gets mucked up, never gets tasked heavily with doing something else," because I genuinely didn't know if he was inferring that when a PC carries out other tasks, whether it could affect the performance of SlimServer/Squeezecenter. Ron F has now kindly responded to my question but how are people to learn if they don't ask? Again, I asked a legitimate question here, post number 10 in the thread would seem to confirm that. Some of you guys need to learn to chill-out. If something in a thread annoys you and you can't (or don't want to) make a contribution to the subject without getting personal, just move on, go for a run, take the dog for a walk, or whatever you need to do to relieve your frustration. To the others who have helped me, I thank you for your time and knowledge. -- Nuuk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nuuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4844 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48430 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
